[dns-wg] Re: ORSN-SERVERS.NET

> Y'welcome.

Thanks and thank you for the reply.

> No, just sanctioned by ICANN. Different organisations manage these boxes,
> and they do this very well.

Really? I think the boxes are closed and only the hardware was managed by
the operator. That's my information. The root zone will provided by "ICANN"
or not?

> If data in the database becomes corrupt, ORSN's data will become corrupt
> as well. ORSN's copy of the root-zone file is downloaded by ftp once a day
> from ICANN.

That is not completely correct . Yes we load the root zone with ftp, but the 
additional way is the synchronization by DNS queries (Alpha version). We have
some reference tables in our database to check the current root zone provided 
by ICANN. Only a real person can start the rebuild when ORSN is in independent 
mode and all checks are completed.

> Note that every ICANN sanctioned root is updated twice per day. While
> changes occur in the ICANN sanctioned root-zone, it takes in worst case a
> day before the ORSN root-zone is updated.

We wait some hours before the ICANN root zone go online. Two TLDs are based
on XML exchanges (see TDE on our homepage) and this data overrides the ICANN
root zone.

> You can't have it both ways. Either you have an independent root-zone, or
> it is ICANN based. If you have any technical concerns about the
> database management of the ICANN sanctioned servers, then you would have a
> point if the argument would be valid. It seems to me however you have
> political concerns with regards to database management (as in who manages

Yes! ORSN has an political background but I think that is not bad.
Projects like ORSC (*ggrr*) undermines DNS. ! And not ORSN ! We are only the
european (independent) copy of the stable ICANN root server system :-))

> the CONTENT of the root-zone). Then why copy the ICANN source ? IMHO it is
> really not in the best interest in ORSN to spread fear, uncertainty and
> doubt wrt database management, while blindly serving the ICANN source
> published on ftp://rs.internic.net/domain/root.zone.gz

You have right but see above. 

> some line somewhere. In fact, they all take part in the DNS Root Server
> System Advisory Commitee to make sure their concerns are heard.

I hope this ... for the internet community!

> 
> Ofcourse you could start your own root. Then again, you could go driving
> backwards on the opposite side of the road, and convince some to do the
> same.

*g* ...  In January 2005 ORSN has its third birthday. We already began.

Regards,
Markus